(also fiord ) / ˈfjɔːd; NAmE ˈfjɔːrd/ noun
a long narrow strip of sea between high cliffs , especially in Norway
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: Norwegian, from Old Norse fjo̧rthr . Compare with firth .
(also fiord ) / ˈfjɔːd; NAmE ˈfjɔːrd/ noun
a long narrow strip of sea between high cliffs , especially in Norway
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: Norwegian, from Old Norse fjo̧rthr . Compare with firth .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005